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VR Troopers

#21: VRT 121 "Digging for Fire".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Metalder, episodes 1, 5, 6, 9, & 21; Spielban, episodes 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 22, 28, 37, 38, & 39; and Zyuranger, episodes 2 & 3.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:17;00.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
VRT 101.

Karl Ziktor morphs into Grimlord and materializes onto his throne.

Recycled.

METALDER #01.

The virtual mutants all stand before Grimlord, not a single arm raised.

Recycled.

METALDER #21.

Grimlord talks in medium shot.

Shortened heavily.

METALDER #21.

Blue Boar, Decimator, Toxoid, and Zelton stand there in the empty dungeon, Fistbot the only additional Mutant there.


METALDER #05.

Medium shot of Grimlord talking a lot, then raising his right hand.

Recycled, cuts before zoom in finishes.

METALDER #21.

The four generals and Fistbot continue standing there as shot finishes zooming out.

Trims start to remove zoom out from Toxoid, cuts before he bows.

METALDER #21.

Grimlord talks in medium shot briefly, then turns his head slightly to look to our leftish.

Trimmed off from earlier shot.

METALDER #21.

Fistbot bows.


METALDER #21.

Pan right behind Toxoid to Fistbot as Grimlord talks before them.

Shortened.

METALDER #06.

Close on Grimlord talking and looking from side to side.

Recycled, and split.

METALDER #21.

Blue Boar, Decimator, Toxoid, and Zelton stand there in the empty dungeon, Fistbot the only additional Mutant there.

Recycled.

METALDER #06.

Close on Grimlord talking and finishing looking from side to side.

Recycled, split from two shots ago; fades to black.

METALDER #09.

Grimlord talks and soon points forth, then lowers hand as he continues talking closer.

Recycled; First shot trimmed; transitions out.

METALDER #21.

Fistbot's fist flies through the air.


METALDER #21.

Fistbot readies fist as he turns to face us.

Shortened.

VRT 101.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

METALDER #21.

Fistbot leaps down off the roof, past VR Ryan, who goes after him. They briefly exchange dodged and blocked blows, until VR Ryan grabs Fistbot's arms, causing him to fire his glove forth.


METALDER #21.

Fistbot's fist flies through the air.

Recycled.

METALDER #21.

Fistbot throws a dodged blow, then a blocked kick, at VR Ryan.


METALDER #21.

VR Ryan hops up into the air for a moment.


METALDER #21.

VR Ryan repeatedly blocks all punches and kicks throw at him by Fistbot, until the mutant finally bops our hero on the back.


METALDER #21.

Fistbot falls and rolls on the ground. VR Ryan runs over and begins punching Fistbot, until he's finally knocked away, where he rolls, recovers, raises a fist in frustration, then flees.

Try to ignore the civilian behind VR Ryan in shot 2; final shot is partially recycled, but runs fully and in context.

METALDER #21.

Close-up of VR Ryan.

Slowed down and cuts before he nods; transitions out.

ZYU #02.

Close up of ground breaking open to reveal bursting flames within a fault line.

Altered to fit VR Visor Vision.

ZYU #02.

Crack in the ground spreads open, releasing a fireball, shown from within the crack.

Altered to fit VR Visor Vision.

ZYU #03.

Volcano erupts!

Altered to fit VR Visor Vision.

ZYU #02.

Crack in the ground spreads open, releasing a fireball, shown from within the crack.

Recycled and trimmed; Altered to fit VR Visor Vision.

SPIELBAN #28.

An oil refinery explodes to bits, from two angles.

Altered to fit VR Visor Vision.

SPIELBAN #07.

General Ivar steps up and faces a console, gesturing arm while talking and then making a fist.

Recycled, but runs fully for first time.

VRT 101.

Ryan's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled.

METALDER #21.

VR Ryan charges up his Lightning Hand, and chops the bars in front of him down, then hops into the next room, only to step on a trap door which sends him plummeting into the void, saved only by a rope that swings down and wraps around his neck.

Prior shot of VR Ryan turning around is US replaced.

VRT 101.

Kaitlin's VR transformation sequence.

Recycled, though her Virtualizer shot is first time solo.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR Kaitlin beats down a pair of Skugs in a hallway, then makes her way over to a door, only for a third Skug to assault her, so she strikes him, as well.

Splits off the rest of this scene to use later in the episode.

SPIELBAN #38.

(An unusually fair-skinned) JB plummets upside down in a shaft, before VR transforming in midair and flying back up through the trapdoor and rolling into the hallway, where he poses.

Trims start; cuts end before Cranioid appears behind him.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR JB leaps out of the hallway, as a trio of Skugs follow behind him.

Cuts before Cranioid appears.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR JB rushes into the hallway and engages in quick combat with a pair of Skugs, before opening the nearby door, where he discovers something shocking!

Used ahead of source.

SPIELBAN #38.

Another door. VR JB approaches it cautiously, then opens it up a crack, discovering within the room are several Skugs at work. He nods to himself, then spots General Ivar talking to a few of the Skugs. VR JB talks to himself about it for a moment or two.

Cuts final shot before Cranioid appears behind him.

SPIELBAN #38.

General Ivar whips out his sword, as VR JB, suddenly in the middle of the room, fights the Skugs surrounding him, finally knocking one aside.

Cuts final shot before Cranioid tackles him.

SPIELBAN #38.

A Skug falls down in the open doorway, as VR Kaitlin arrives, fights the Skug, then rushes into the room kicking at Skugs and dodging General Ivar.

Cuts final shot before Cranioid is visible; splits final shot from next one, in fact, removing the mutant entirely.

SPIELBAN #38.

General Ivar sparkily strikes VR Kaitlin as he passes by, VR JB then kicking some Skugs while keeping a hold of his teammate.

Cuts the rest of the shot (which was mostly the pair talking before VR Kaitlin departs) despite being usable.

METALDER #21.

The lynched VR Ryan hangs around, until a sawblade begins to swing at him, sparkily slicing on its way by. It swings in for another hit, so VR Ryan swats it away, cuts his neck noose off, then yanks up on the rope and flies upward.


METALDER #21.

VR Ryan falls upward through the inky darkness.

Recycled, plays in reverse, transitions out.

METALDER #21.

VR Ryan hops into a new hallway, stands defensive, glances about, then lasers fire upon him. He dodges, rolls, gets hit by one and sparks. The laser blasters then fire upon him once more, exploding the wall as he spins out of the way.


SPIELBAN #38.

VR Kaitlin grabs a Skug's arm, turns and kicks a second Skug down, then flips over the first while VR JB takes care of the second. The two Troopers briefly talk, then VR JB opens the door and enters it.

Split from much earlier.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR Kaitlin follows a couple (shh!) out of a room, as VR JB stays behind and takes down a pair of Skugs with his saber.

Trims start to remove visibility of the couple (they almost succeed).

SPIELBAN #38.

Skugs, including a pair with bazookas, swarm around the outside entryway of a building.

Trims start to remove visibility of couple around VR Kaitlin.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR Kaitlin leaps up with her VR Scythe in hand, then drops in on the Skugs, fighting them with unintroduced new weapon.

Cuts final shot before we can see two VR Kaitlins and the couple; yes, this is the first VRT usage of VR Kaitlin 2.

SPIELBAN #10.

VR JB is flung through the air.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #10.

VR JB falls, rolls, and recovers just as VR Kaitlin joins his side.

Shot zooms in slightly near end so we don't see Spikebot entering frame, before cutting away completely.

SPIELBAN #10.

A trio of Skugs leap down from above, and face VR Kaitlin & VR JB in a city plaza.

Final shot is partially recycled, but runs more fully, only to cut before Spikebot steps into frame.

SPIELBAN #10.

VR JB strikes a Skug with his blade, kicking him away, before looking upward.

Recycled, trims start to remove headblow against first Skug.

SPIELBAN #10.

A lone Quantum Cruiser flies in from our left.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #10.

A trio of Air Fighters flies forth from the clouds, while another trio swoops in from the side.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #01.

A trio of Air Fighters do a barrel roll.

Recycled; altered to fit VR JB vision.

SPIELBAN #10.

VR JB looks upward and spreads arms, raises his arm, then reaches down.

Recycled, but unaltered for first time.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR JB presses down on his blinking belt buttons.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #38.

VR JB stands posed next to VR Kaitlin and VR Kaitlin 2 (shh!) as energy crackles about and teleports them, as well as Cranioid (shh!) and the Skugs away.


SPIELBAN #38.

Trio of Air Fighters are sucked into the virtual reality vortex.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #38.

A Quantum Cruiser is sucked into the virtual reality vortex.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #38.

Energy crackles about a quarry, as VR JB, the VR Kaitlins (shh!), Cranioid (shh!) and the Skugs all materialize into it.


SPIELBAN #38.

Trio of Air Fighters are un-sucked out of the virtual reality vortex.

Cuts follow-up of Quantum Cruiser doing the same.

SPIELBAN #10.

VR JB blocks a Skug's axe attack then knocks him over the side, then clashes saber to axe with another before kicking it. Whip pan over to VR Kaitlin surrounded by three Skugs, she kicks one down and turns to face the other pair. VR JB kicks a pair of Skugs then slashes both down, before looking upward.

Recycled, but final shot runs fully.

SPIELBAN #10.

Quantum Cruiser fires to our upper right.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #38.

A single Air Fighter spins as it dives and fires bolts downward.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #38.

A trio of explosions erupts around VR Ryan in a grassy quarry.


SPIELBAN #38.

A trio of Air Fighters fires while turning.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #04.

A dirt burst erupts behind VR Kaitlin as she twirls out of the way of the second one that erupts before her.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #04.

VR Kaitlin falls and rolls in a quarry, then gets up into a crouch.

Recycled, but still cuts before she turns.

SPIELBAN #38.

A dirt burst erupts behind VR JB, causing him to fall and roll for a moment, then recover just as a trio of Skugs attacks. He fights them off, just before an explosion erupts near him.


SPIELBAN #39.

VR Kaitlin fights a trio of Skugs on a quarry hilltop with her VR Scythe. Then down the hillslope, VR Kaitlin, no Scythe, tackles a Skug, grabs another's axe-wielding hand, and prepares to kick a third.

Yes, that's VR Kaitlin 2 in the first shot; Cuts follow-up close-up head kick of Skug.

SPIELBAN #39.

VR Kaitlin gut punches a Skug away, does the same to a second and flips him over, then chops at the face of the first Skug and punches him in the gut, before turning sharply.


SPIELBAN #38.

An explosion behind and to the side of VR JB is close enough to cause him to flip over, before a second explosion begins to erupt before him.

Altered to fit VR Kaitlin vision; cuts before explosion erupts larger.

METALDER #21.

VR Ryan looks forth, then upward. Zoom in on the elevator floor lights turning from 4 to 5. VR Ryan leaves the elevator door alone and rushes off up to the next floor, finding the elevator door there open and empty. He stops for a moment, then hurries off down a hallway, finding it leads to an exit onto a fire escape. VR Ryan looks over the edge, then spots movement on an adjacent fire escape and begins to head toward it.

Shots 1 & 2 are flipped from source position; the final shot features a woman in a kimono hanging from the fire escape, but without context just looks like a random hanging sheet or something.

METALDER #21.

VR Ryan leaps onto the other fire escape, turns, and gets struck down by a trio of Fistbot's boxing gloves, which quickly return to his fists, where he poses with them.

Cuts follow-up of VR Ryan & Fistbot facing off.

METALDER #21.

Fistbot steps up and punches VR Ryan, knocking him back.

Cuts follow-up of VR Ryan jolting back then looking above us.

METALDER #21.

VR Ryan returns the gesture by trying to grab Fistbot, who slips out of his grasp and punches at him, misses, but causes him to stumble down the stairs. Fistbot kicks him, he staggers down the stairs more and Fistbot follows.

Cuts before pan up to guy climbing down ladder.

METALDER #21.

VR Ryan ducks under Fistbot's next punch on the next level of the fire escape.


METALDER #21.

VR Ryan jumpkicks at Fistbot, who then jumps off the fire escape, VR Ryan flipping over and following him onto a grassy knoll. They face one another, fists ready.


METALDER #21.

Zoom in on Fistbot, pacing in place.

Slowed; Altered to fit VR Ryan vision.

SPIELBAN #05.

A pair of dirt bursts erupt around VR JB.

Recycled; cuts before third burst erupts.

SPIELBAN #22.

Close-up of VR JB getting dirt bursted.

Recycled; shortened.

SPIELBAN #05.

A single Air Fighter spins as it dives and fires bolts downward.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #05.

An explosion erupts around VR JB from a distance.

Recycled; cuts before second explosion erupts.

SPIELBAN #38.

A dirt burst erupts, engulfing the VR Kaitlins.

Trimmed slightly to try to reduce visibility of VR Kaitlin 2.

SPIELBAN #38.

Quantum Cruiser fires to our upper right.

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #38.

An explosion behind and to the side of VR JB is close enough to cause him to flip over, before a second explosion erupts before him.

Recycled, but unaltered and runs fully.

SPIELBAN #38.

As an explosion subsides, VR JB gets up and runs through it, then looks upward and gestures to the sky.


SPIELBAN #05.

VR JB motions his arms about while his body trails, until he erupts into sparkle particles that reassemble as a giant energy image of him using the VR Techno Bazooka, firing both cannons forth.

Recycled, still with colored sparkles added.

SPIELBAN #05.

A Quantum Cruiser is shot with a laser, exploding it.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #05.

A trio of approaching Air Fighters explode massively.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #05.

Zoom out as VR JB lowers his arms and stares out over a cliff, then looks upward and nod-talks toward the sky.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #07.

The VR Battlecruiser changes into drill tank mode, and drives forth.

Recycled; cuts before it drills into the ground.

METALDER #21.

VR Ryan faces Fistbot on a grass knoll, both with their fists ready.

Recycled; trims start.

METALDER #21.

Fistbot shoots his gloves at VR Ryan, who dodges them, repeatedly, as they keep flying at him, until they return to Fistbot's fists. Fistbot then runs over and begins to punch and kick VR Ryan, until he flips over. VR Ryan slowly recovers, and looks at the antsy Fistbot as he paces in place.

Shot 4 is trimmed down considerably to almost nothing.

METALDER #21.

Zoom in on Fistbot, pacing in place. Zoom in on VR Ryan's forehead.

Shot 1 is recycled, but unaltered and in context.

METALDER #21.

Fistbot readies his fists like three times.

Recycled, second shot repeats; altered to fit VR Ryan vision.

METALDER #21.

Zoom in on VR Ryan's forehead.

Recycled.

METALDER #21.

VR Ryan's cranium circuitry lights up.

Recycled, per source.

METALDER #21.

Monitor readout says "danger!!!" a lot and the words "speed" & "alitude"(sp).

Recycled, per source.

METALDER #21.

VR Ryan eyes light up.

Recycled, per source.

METALDER #21.

POV of Fistbot being scanned, his knees determined to be his weak spots. VR Ryan leaps up, flips over, somersaults over in the grass and grabs Fistbot's feet. He then yanks one of Fistbot's feet out from under him, causing him to fall over, before grabbing him and spinning him around by his legs, giving him a helicopter ride for a bit, before releasing and sending him flying off into a clearing, where he recovers. VR Ryan approaches, then pauses as Fistbot readies his arms.

Trims start; cuts follow-up close-up of metal robot arm charging up.

METALDER #21.

Fistbot fires his gloves off.

Recycled, per source.

METALDER #21.

Fistbot's gloves fly at VR Ryan again, causing sparkily dirt bursts to erupt around him. Seeing another glove heading at him, VR Ryan leaps up, grabs it out of midair, and pitches it back at Fistbot, bursting him . VR Ryan lands and watches closely, and when the smoke clears, sees that Fistbot persists existing. So VR Ryan leaps up, and corkscrews his body into the air.


METALDER #21.

VR Ryan's internal computer parts light up and charge to life, as his internal gyros spin to life as well.

Recycled, per source; cuts follow-up of VR Ryan spinning (due to onscreen text).

METALDER #21.

VR Ryan slams his fists into Fistbot, sending him flying and flipping back into a body of water, making a splash. VR Ryan quickly rushes forth on a hilltop, stopping and taking a breather as he lowers his guard.


SPIELBAN #07.

The VR Battlecruiser drives forth in drill tank mode.

Recycled.

SPIELBAN #37.

In a cave, General Ivar oversees Skugs carrying large boxes.

Shortened.

SPIELBAN #37.

The VR Battlecruiser in drill tank mode drills into the ground, .

Recycled, per source.

SPIELBAN #37.

General Ivar and his worker Skugs panic and flee as the cavern they're in begins to spark burst, quake, and collapse around them. An underground silo exploding, as well.

Transitions out.

METALDER #01.

Distant shot of the room full of virtual mutants watching Grimlord as Decimator briefly bows.

Recycled.

METALDER #06.

Sharp zoom in on Grimlord, talking as his eyes glow red, then his right fist clenches and glows red as well.

Recycled; fades to black.

Ending Credits